ERTC: Ask the Experts | World Refining Association

HILTON ANTWERP, BELGIUM | 19 – 21 OCTOBER 2021
CREATING TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR REFINING ENGINEERS THROUGH INTERACTIVE COLLABORATION

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WHAT TO EXPECT:

We are delighted to announce that ERTC: Ask the Experts will be taking place in-person this coming October with our co-host Total.

The pandemic has provoked new challenges and opportunities for the refining industry and ERTC: Ask the Experts will provide process engineers with the platform to pose their burning questions to Europe’s leading experts. Resolve your major unit and process conundrums with your peers, including subjects around Hydroprocessing, Co-processing, FCC units, and Turnarounds.

There has not been a better time for the industry to collaborate, network and resolve our cross-industry obstacles. Through our unique interactive and innovative formats including Q&A Panels, short demos and networking activities, all your questions will be answered.

To stay up to date with the latest event announcements and topics, register your interest below.

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UNIQUE FORMATS

It has been an interesting two years for process engineers with disrupted processes, quick strategic pivoting and working remotely all raising new conundrums. Ask the Experts is the perfect platform to hear solutions through our various unique formats.

Experts in Action

Get your questions answered through short, sharp and snappy demonstrations highlighting the latest technology or solution with practical insight and explanations to apply as soon as you return to the office.

Expert Q+A Panels

Share your ideas with our extensive hour-long panel discussion made up of both refiners and technology providers. Pose your questions via the live interactive app Sli.do and live from the floor to hear your peer’s experiences and solutions.

Technical Workshops & Roundtables

Some problems cannot be resolved with a simple answer, which is why we have dedicated extended workshops and roundtables to get to the bottom of the issue. By applying your knowledge from the panels and experts in actions, you can have in-depth conversations with your peers to find the right solution.

ERTC ATE 2021 THEMES

ERTC ATE offeres the chance to collaborate directly with process engineers of Europe’s major refineries. The industry is at a crossroads and refiners are on the hunt for their burning technical questions to be answered. This is the opportunity for technology and solution providers with extensive experience in the field to build relationships with new customers with your latest solutions.

Can you offer your expertise and solutions to our topics? Get in touch with Sandil Sanmugam on [email protected] or +44 207 384 7744

HYDROPROCESSING

RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS

ALKYLATION

SHUT DOWN AND TURN DOWN PREPARATIONS

FCC

CRUDE AND VACUUM DISTILLIATION

REFORMING AND ISOMERATION

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ERTC ATE DRAFT AGENDA 2021

DAY 1

	19th October
08.20	Rise and shine: Register, grab a coffee and catch up with your peers
08:50	Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
09:00	Total Welcome Address
09:15	[Panel] Shaping the Refinery of the Future in the Energy Transition · Where can downstream players fit in the energy transition? Can CO2 be embraced as a resource? · Creating the sustainable refinery of the future and the competencies required for today’s engineers. · Understanding the regulatory landscape ahead for the refining community. · Digitalisation and Industry 4.0: How will engineers work in the future to do this? How does it affect engineer competencies?
10:00	Speed Networking
10:25	Morning Catch Up
	HYDROPROCESSING
10:55	Ask the Experts Panel: Hydroprocessing In this one-hour session we will focus on the top 5 questions from our call for papers process. Experts will provide answers with in-depth analysis and exchange ideas with our audience. Topics will include hydrocracking, profitability; feed poisons and fouling; corrosion; catalysts; hydrogen; optimization; reliability; mechanical integrity.
11:55	Experts in Action: Hydroprocessing A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
12:10	Experts in Action: Hydroprocessing A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
12:25	Lunch
	CRUDE & VACUUM DISTILLATION
13:30	Ask the Experts Panel: Crude & Vacuum Distillation In this one-hour session we will focus on the top 5 questions from our call for papers process. Experts will provide answers with in-depth analysis and exchange ideas with our audience. The discussion will cover profitability; safety; crude distillation; crude preheat units; desalting; vacuum distillation.
14:30	Experts in Action: Crude & Vacuum Distillation A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
	FCC
14:45	Ask the Experts Panel: FCC In this one-hour session we will focus on the top 5 questions from our call for papers process. Experts will provide answers with in-depth analysis and exchange ideas with our audience. The discussion will cover profitability; safety; environmental; process; catalysts; dealing with heavy crudes; reliability.
15:45	Experts in Action: FCC A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
16:00	Afternoon pick me up
16:30	Rotating Roundtables Join smaller groups of peers to understand in greater depth the solutions to specific refining problems, and contribute your experience in this area; all guided by an expert in the field – heated debate welcome! Delegates will rotate every 20minutes and attend all four roundtables.
17:50	End of Day 1
18:10	Drinks Reception and Gala Dinner

DAY 2

	20th October
08:40	Rise and Shine: Catch a Quick Breakfast
09:00	Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
09:05	Collaboration Keynote: Refinery Off-Gas Project in TOTAL’s Antwerp Refinery and Petrochemical Complex
	REFORMING & ISOMERISATION
09:25	Ask the Experts Panel: Reforming & Isomerisation In this one-hour session we will focus on the top 5 questions from our call for papers process. Experts will provide answers with in-depth analysis and exchange ideas with our audience. The discussion will explore; environmental issues; safety; catalysts; profitability; energy efficiency; isomerisation; metal use.
10:25	Morning Coffee Break
	RENEWABLE & ALTERNATIVE FUELS PRODUCTION
10:55	Ask the Experts Panel: Renewable Fuels & Alternative Fuels The discussion will cover profitability; blending; environmental regulation; technology; catalysts; bio-feedstock; sustainability; co-processing;
11:55	Expert in Action: Renewable Fuels & Alternative Fuels A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
12:10	Lunch
	ALKYLATION
13:40	Ask The Experts Panel: Alkylation In this one-hour session we will focus on the top 5 questions from our call for papers process. Experts will provide answers with in-depth analysis and exchange ideas with our audience. The discussion will cover corrosion management; catalysts; acid levels; gasoline production; process safety; lifetime extension.
	SHUTDOWN & TURNAROUND PREPARATIONS
14:40	Ask the Experts Panel: Shutdown & Turnaround Preparations In this one-hour session we will focus on the top 5 questions from our call for papers process. Experts will provide answers with in-depth analysis and exchange ideas with our audience. The discussion will cover best practise; project and delivery management; pre-turnaround strategies; identifying and resolving forecasted risks.
15:40	Expert in Action: Shutdown & Turnaround Preparations A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
15:55	Expert in Action: Shutdown & Turnaround Preparations A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
16:10	Afternoon Coffee
	CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY
16:40	Technical Workshop: Crude Oil and Production Flexibility
17:30	End of Day Two
17:45	Drinks Reception

DAY 3

	21st October
08:30	Rise and Shine: Get some breakfast
	HYDROPROCESSING PART II
09:30	Ask the Experts Panel: Hydroprocessing The discussion will be a slido intensive discussion allowing the audience to ask their pressing questions on Hydroprocessing.
10:30	Expert in Action: Hydroprocessing A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
10:45	Expert in Action: Hydroprocessing A technology/ solution provider will directly address an issue raised in our Call for Questions and provide a solution for you to take back to the office.
11:00	Morning catch up
	FCC PART II
11:30	Ask the Experts Panel: FCC The discussion will be a slido intensive discussion allowing the audience to ask their pressing questions on the FCC unit.
12:30	Lunch
13:15	Tour of Total Energies’ Antwerp Refinery

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TOTAL ANTWERP REFINERY VISIT

After more than five years of work and capital expenditure of more than €1 billion, Antwerp — Total’s largest refining and petrochemicals complex in Europe — has completed its transformation. The complex is composed of a refinery that processes 338,000 barrels of crude oil per day, apetrochemical plant that manufactures base chemicals and a facility that produces polymers. It has been completely reorganized to meet three objectives: respond to market demand by manufacturing more light products that meet the strictest environmental standards, make the complex more flexible so it can use the most cost-advantaged feedstocks available and increase synergies between refining and petrochemicals.

With its 1,700 employees, Antwerp is poised to become one of Total’s most competitive complexes.

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